Field Experience Blog

Ethical Dilemma During a recent observation, I witnessed a rather jarring incident. It was a third period class, and from previous observation days I had noticed that this particular class tended to be on the rowdy side. It would often take the teacher several attempts to quell side conversations, and the teacher had confiscated cell phones on multiple occasions. On this particular day, the class started out typically, with the students taking a while to settle down before the teacher began reading aloud from  The Catcher in the Rye. While the teacher read, many students played with their phones, completed other work, or simply put their heads down on their desks. It wasn't long before the side conversations broke out again, and the teacher had to speak up. This was when it happened--a student used profanity when directly addressing a teacher. My heart was actually pounding at this moment because I was in disbelief at what had happened. It was like the student related to...